Donate to Second Harvest Food Bank!

 

Help the Second Harvest Food Bank achieve their mission of feeding hungry people and working to solve hunger issues in our community. When you donate to Second Harvest, you become a partner in the fight against hunger in Middle Tennessee.

 

Make a donation the next time you visit the library. A donation box is displayed in the Children’s Library. We will accept canned goods until the end of the Summer Reading Program.

Advancements in Kitchen Appliances

Are you overwhelmed by all the appliance options for kitchens today? Where do you start? What is induction, convection, Advantium, speed cooking? If you are building, remodeling, dreaming of a new kitchen, or simply want to upgrade your appliances, this free class is perfect for you. The new technology is targeted specifically for the busy cook who is on the go, or simply wants to spend their time making delicious food in an energy-efficient fashion without taking all day to do it. We will also discuss unique ways to use your appliances in other places in the home to make your life easier. Seats are limited, so please register now.

Date: Monday, September 9
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Registration: Online - Click Here

Whole Foods Market Movie Screening: PLANEAT

PLANEAT is the story of three men's life-long search for a diet which is good for their health, good for the environment, and good for the future of the planet. With an additional cast of pioneering chefs and some of the best cooking you have ever seen, the scientists and doctors in the film present a convincing case for the West to re-examine its love affair with meat and dairy.

 

The film features the ground-breaking work of Dr. T. Colin Campbell in China exploring the link between diet and disease, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn's use of diet to treat heart disease patients, and Professor Gidon Eshel's investigations into how our food choices contribute to global warming, land use, and oceanic dead zones. Join us for a FREE screening!

 

Date: Wednesday, July 24

Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Place: Meeting Rooms A & B

Registration: Online - Click Here!

Whole Foods Market Engine 2 Kick-Off

Join the Whole Foods Market Healthy Eating team as they get ready to start the E2 28-Day Plant Strong challenge. They are inviting the community to take part in getting fit in 2013. Whole Foods will provide tips, tools and recipes for changing the way you look at eating and offer cooking classes and an Engine 2 celebration dinner at the end of the challenge!

Date: Wednesday, January 30
Times: 1:00 p.m. (at the library)
AND 6:00 p.m. (at Whole Foods Market McEwan)
Registration: Register here for the 1:00 event.
Registration is not required for the 6:00 event.

FOODMATTERS Documentary Screening

FOODMATTERS is a hard hitting look at our current state of health.This ground breaking documentary exposes a growing body of scientific evidence proving that nutritional therapy can be more effective, more economical, less harmful and less invasive than most conventional medical treatments. FOODMATTERS features interviews with leading medical experts from around the world! Find out what works, what doesn’t and what's killing you. Being informed about the choices you have for you and your family’s health can save your life.

Date: Thursday,  January 10
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Place: Meeting Room B
Registration: Online - Click Here!

Healthy Holidays with Whole Foods Market

During the Holidays we are faced with constant offerings of delicious foods. Learn some simple steps you can use to avoid holiday weight gain along with some yummy Health Starts Here recipes that are perfect for Holiday entertaining.

Date: Wednesday, December 12

Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Registration: Online - Click Here

Sugar Addiction, Fact or Fiction?

This workshop will address both natural and added sugar in the diet, the physiologic responses to those sugars, and the effects of excess sugar intake as compared to the diagnostic criteria of addiction.

 This free seminar will be followed by a series of four group discussion meetings to address the causes of food cravings and recommendations to resolve them. Participants are encouraged to attend the full series.

Date: Tuesday, October 30
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Instructor: Susan Bruey, RN MSN
Registration: Online - Click Here

Susan Bruey, RN MSN, is a health and wellness coach who has educated healthcare providers and business people across the nation for many years. Now, Mrs. Bruey is educating and supporting healthcare consumers to take control of their personal health to affect the national healthcare crisis.

Whole Foods Market 28-Day Challenge Introduction

Are you ready for a healthy change? Would you like to eat healthy but don’t know where to start? Take the 28-Day Challenge! A change like this can be challenging, so to help you along the way we’ve planned four complete weeks of healthy eating. In each weekly meal plan you’ll find recipes and a collection of useful tips, giving you a roadmap to guide you the way. The 28-Day Challenge will begin on October 1, but you can attend this free seminar to get ready!

Date: Wednesday, September 12
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: Meeting Room A
Registration: Online - Click Here

Whole Foods Market Free Movie Screening - The Weight of the Nation, Part Four: Challenges

Three years in the making, THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION is a four-part documentary series, featuring case studies and interviews with leading experts and with individuals and families struggling with obesity.

Obesity is a very serious medical condition, no longer viewed as strictly an issue of cosmetics. It’s a contri-buting factor in the death and disability of too many of our neighbors, friends and family members, and its societal costs are astronomical.

In addition to the movie screening, Dori Wilbert, a Healthy Eating Specialist from Whole Foods Market, will demonstrate a healthy cooking recipe! This event is free, but please register in advance so we can be sure there is enough for everyone to get a sample.

Date: Tuesday, August 28
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Place: Meeting Room A
Registration: Online - Click Here

Seminar: Type II Diabetes and the Obesity Epidemic in the United States

Learn the role of processed foods in the increased incidence of Type II diabetes in America, and three solutions to the problems of Type II diabetes and obesity. This seminar is free, but please register in advance so we know how many guests to expect.

Date: Tuesday, August 21
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: Fall Room
Registration: Online - Click this link!

Whole Foods Market Free Movie Screening - The Weight of the Nation, Part Three: Children in Crisis

Three years in the making, THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION is a four-part documentary series, featuring case studies and interviews with leading experts and with individuals and families struggling with obesity.

Childhood obesity is much more than a cosmetic concern. The health consequences of childhood obesity include greater risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma and other serious illnesses.

In addition to the movie screening, Dori Wilbert, a Healthy Eating Specialist from Whole Foods Market, will demonstrate a healthy cooking recipe! This event is free, but please register in advance so we can be sure there is enough for everyone to get a sample.

Date: Tuesday, August 21
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Place: Meeting Room A
Registration: Online

Whole Foods Market Free Movie Screening - The Weight of the Nation, Part Two: Choices

Three years in the making, The Weight of the Nation is a four-part documentary series. It features case studies and interviews with leading experts, and with individuals and families struggling with obesity. The series spotlights the facts and myths of this urgent public health issue, showing how obesity affects the health of the nation and cripples the health care system – and what individuals and communities can do.

The second film in the series poses a question that almost anyone who’s struggled with excess weight has asked, if only in jest: For all the remarkable high-tech tools available to medicine, for the billions of dollars in drug research, there’s still no highly effective medication to prevent or reverse obesity—why?

Date: Tuesday, August 7
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Place: Meeting Room A
Registration: Online

Whole Foods Market Free Movie Screening: Weight of the Nation Part One

Three years in the making, The Weight of the Nation is a four-part documentary series. It features case studies and interviews with leading experts, and with individuals and families struggling with obesity. The series spotlights the facts and myths of this urgent public health issue, showing how obesity affects the health of the nation and cripples the health care system – and what individuals and communities can do.

The first film in the series examines the scope of the obesity epidemic and explores the serious health consequences of being overweight or obese. Dori Wilbert, a Healthy Eating Specialist from Whole Foods Market, will be present to demonstrate a healthy cooking recipe.

Date: Tuesday, July 31
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Place: Meeting Room A
Registration: Online

Green Cleaning with Whole Foods Market

Dates: Wednesday, April 11
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Place: Meeting Room A
Cost: Free
Registration: Online

At Whole Foods Market, we like to think that every day is Earth Day! Using green cleaning products in place of those using chlorine, phosphates and petrochemicals is a simple swap that makes a big difference. Come learn some money saving tips for greening and cleaning around your home while snacking on some recipes that will put some “Spring” into your Salad!